Run Lola Run

This German film is a series of domino effects. Manni, a man whom is involved with the wrong drug crowd, is in trouble because he could not follow through on his assigned drug deal. After selling drugs and making 100,000 marks, Lola would pick him up on their moped. Since their moped was stolen, Manni was forced to take the train. Then, he ran into a homeless man and police. After he realizes that the homeless man stole the cash, Manni calls Lola in a panic. Lola tries to think of a plan to Manni is not killed from the drug lords. They have exactly 20 minutes to make a plan to get the money back and stay alive. Through her scheming, a series of cause and effect events occur. They need to get 100,000marks back, but numerous occurrences could have changed the course of their plot. The events that happen in the 20 minutes are crucial. If their actions had been altered by just a few minutes, then their whole fate could have changed. Yet, the dilemma between the actual events that did happen and what could have happened is constant lingering mystery. As they explore the possibilities of choosing different actions, Lola and Manni are faced with small choices that change their life (or their possible lives) forever.

Personally, this movie is not one in which I enjoyed mainly because it made me very motion sick. Through the constant handheld filming perspective and the constant running, the actual movie quality was rough. The decision not to have track shots makes sense because the handhelds allows for the audience to feel the motion of Lola running. Another thing that made me physically nauseous was the techno music. Although it is meaningful to the movie and the misé-en scene, the loud bass is not for me. I guess, this movie is not for me because I do not like techno music nor do I like the shakiness of the filming. Without these things, I would like the plot and the characters.